The frequency and clinical course of cognitive impairment in patients with terminal cancer
โ Scribed by Jose Pereira; John Hanson; Eduardo Bruera
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 102 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
METHODS.
In this retrospective study, all 348 patients admitted to the Edmonton Palliative Care Program, Grey Nuns Community General Palliative Care Unit over a period of 26 months were reviewed. The Mini-Health Centre, Cross Cancer Institute, University Mental State Examination (MMSE) was used as a screening tool to assess cognitive of Alberta,
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